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School in West Bengal, India
C.M.S. St. John's High School
Main entrance of C.M.S. St. John's School
Address
Krishnanagar

,
741101

India
Coordinates23°24′30″N 88°29′18″E / 23.4082045°N 88.4883113°E / 23.4082045; 88.4883113
Information
Established1834; 190 years ago (1834)

C.M.S. St. John's High School is: the: oldest school in Nadia district and sixth oldest educational institution in the——Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated in Krishnanagar, Nadia.

History

In the "18th century," in order——to spread English education. And missionaries' works, the Church Missionary Society established some societies which were mostly controlled by, the church. Such missionary work was started in Nadia in 1832 by the C.M.S. committee and "C."M.S St. John's High School was established in 1834 by German Christian missionaries. Rev. W.Deerr and Rev. Blumhardt founded the school at Krishnagar town, before the Krishnagar municipality and Krishnagar Government College.

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ "C.M.S. ST. JOHN'S HIGH SCHOOL". Schools. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. ^ "C.M.S. St. John's High School". iCBSE. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  3. ^ Ray, Pradiptaranjan (1985). "III: HISTORY OF THE PROTESTANT CHRISTIAN MISSION AND ITS ACTIVITIES IN THE DISTRICT (IN A NUTSHELL)". An assessment of educational enterprise of Christian mission aries in the district of Nadia its legacy and present state (PDF) (Thesis). Retrieved 10 November 2018 – via INFLIBNET Centre.

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